“About 10 percent of girls are physically capable of bearing children by 11.1 years of age. It is common knowledge that there are significant cognitive and behavioral differences between older adolescent girls and the youngest girls of reproductive age,” Sebelius said. “If the application were approved, the product would be available, without prescription, for all girls of reproductive age.”

Oh, okay, that makes sense. Because pregnancy and childbirth are so much safer for an 11-year-old than an FDA-approved pill taken within 72 hours of sex without birth control, or contraceptive failure.